Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

59 pending office actions • 35 art units • 54 examiners • 0 of 59 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 63 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

59
Total Pending OAs
34
Non-Final OAs
23
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 20 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

22
Hard (37%)
35
Medium (59%)
2
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (2%)
§103 only25 (42%)
§102 only4 (7%)
§112 only2 (3%)
Double-patenting + other6 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)21 (36%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

49
Life Sciences
83% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
5% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
7
Business / Other
12% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

590 h
Manual time on pending OAs
118 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
206 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DICUS, TAMRA 3 30.4% +21.8%
TOOMER, CEPHIA D 2 74.2% +2.5%
FERRE, ALEXANDRE F 2 59.1% +19.7%
ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 2 52.2% +36.5%
DINH, TUAN T 1 78.7% +22.4%
VO, HAI 1 57.1% +72.3%
DINH, BACH T 1 55.2% +31.3%
LOTTER, DAVID E 1 84.7% +9.4%
SHUKLA, KRUPA 1 15.3% +23.3%
HASKE, WOJCIECH 1 73.0% +17.8%

Hard Cases (23)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18280326 ANTICORROSION ADHESIVE TAPE DICUS, TAMRA 53d overdue
18729061 INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS SHUKLA, KRUPA 44d overdue
18565754 UV-CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 43d overdue
17912920 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ORGANIC SUBSTANCE AND ORGANIC SUBSTANCE PRODUCTION DEVICE AKRAM, IMRAN 17d overdue
18021451 NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT TRANSMITTING BLACK MATERIAL KARST, DAVID THOMAS 16d overdue
17796480 RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLES AMATO, ELIZABETH KATHRYN 15d
18856941 RESIN FOAM SHEET AND ADHESIVE TAPE VO, HAI
18848263 INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SHEET DINH, BACH T

Interview Candidates (12)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18280326 ANTICORROSION ADHESIVE TAPE DICUS, TAMRA 53d overdue
18032894 ADHESIVE TAPE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCTION DICUS, TAMRA 46d overdue
18729061 INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS SHUKLA, KRUPA 44d overdue
18565754 UV-CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 43d overdue
18565267 RESIN FILM, LAMINATED GLASS AND SCREEN DICUS, TAMRA 26d overdue
18920089 COATING AGENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MODULE USING THE COATING AGENT DINH, TUAN T
18856941 RESIN FOAM SHEET AND ADHESIVE TAPE VO, HAI
18848263 INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SHEET DINH, BACH T

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1788 4
1787 4
1781 3
1767 3
1764 3
1771 2
1762 2
1759 2
1786 2
1758 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19028770 ETHANOL TOOMER, CEPHIA D 1771 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2025
18920089 COATING AGENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MODULE USING THE COATING AGENT DINH, TUAN T §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2024
18856941 RESIN FOAM SHEET AND ADHESIVE TAPE VO, HAI 1788 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 15, 2024
18848263 INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SHEET DINH, BACH T 1726 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 18, 2024
18834111 RADIO WAVE REFLECTOR AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL LOTTER, DAVID E 2800 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 29, 2024
18729061 INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS SHUKLA, KRUPA 1787 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2024
18753424 CATALYST FOR SYNTHESIZING ORGANIC CARBONATE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF, ELECTRODE FOR SYNTHESIZING ORGANIC CARBONATE, CELL FOR SYNTHESIZING ORGANIC CARBONATE, METHOD OF PRODUCING ORGANIC CARBONATE, AND SYNTHESIS SYSTEM HASKE, WOJCIECH 1794 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 25, 2024
18716330 COMPOSITE INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED PANEL, LAMINATED PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF WEYDEMEYER, ALICIA JANE 1781 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 04, 2024
18715331 INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E 1784 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18712519 COLORED RESIN PARTICLES AND DIMMING LAMINATE FERRE, ALEXANDRE F 1788 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2024
18711984 COLORED RESIN PARTICLE AND DIMMER LAMINATE FERRE, ALEXANDRE F 1788 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18692955 CARBON-FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON-FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL WALTERS JR, ROBERT S §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2024
18689536 CHLORINATED VINYL-CHLORIDE-BASED RESIN, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR MOLDING, AND MOLDED OBJECT ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18685714 LAMINATED STRUCTURE DILLON, DANIEL P 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Feb 22, 2024
18683365 CHLORINATED VINYL-CHLORIDE-BASED RESIN, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR MOLDING, AND MOLDED OBJECT KAUCHER, MARK S §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2024
18683360 NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT TRANSMITTING BLACK PARTICLES YOON, TAE H §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2024
18569739 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL RESIN, POLYVINYL ACETAL RESIN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYVINYL ALCOHOL RESIN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYVINYL ACETAL RESIN FEELY, MICHAEL J §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2023
18567847 RESIN FILM, LAMINATED GLASS, AND SCREEN KHAN, TAHSEEN 1781 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Dec 07, 2023
18565754 UV-CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1767 §103§112 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2023
18565267 RESIN FILM, LAMINATED GLASS AND SCREEN DICUS, TAMRA 1787 §103 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2023
18286870 ADHESIVE TAPE XU, JIANGTIAN 1762 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 13, 2023
18284344 SIDE-CHAIN ALKYL-MODIFIED SILICONE RESIN DIAZ, MATTHEW R 1761 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 27, 2023
18284158 RESIN COMPOSITION BLAND, ALICIA 1759 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2023
18281899 LAMINATE THOMPSON, CAMIE S 1786 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 13, 2023
18281409 VIRAL INFECTION INHIBITOR AND VIRAL INFECTION-INHIBITING PRODUCT MCCORMICK, CATHERINE LYNN 1638 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 11, 2023
18281079 COATING AGENT MANUFACTURING KIT, COATING AGENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE TSO, STANLEY 2847 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 08, 2023
18280326 ANTICORROSION ADHESIVE TAPE DICUS, TAMRA 1787 §103§112 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending Sep 05, 2023
18277122 HEAT-CONDUCTIVE SHEET, HEAT-CONDUCTIVE SHEET PRODUCTION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CHOI, PETER Y 1786 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 14, 2023
18276509 THERMALLY-CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D 1766 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2023
18275450 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET, THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET SUPPLY FORM, THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET PRECURSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET TOOMER, CEPHIA D 1771 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2023
18270800 GAS PRODUCTION DEVICE AND GAS PRODUCTION METHOD SEIFU, LESSANEWORK T 1774 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2023
18033499 INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1781 §103 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Apr 24, 2023
18032894 ADHESIVE TAPE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCTION DICUS, TAMRA 1787 §103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Apr 20, 2023
18021595 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET DAVIDSON IV, CULLEN LEE GARRETT 1767 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 16, 2023
18021451 NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT TRANSMITTING BLACK MATERIAL KARST, DAVID THOMAS 1767 §102§103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2023
18021014 COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND, ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE TAPE FOSS, DAVID ROGER 1764 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2023
17923687 METHOD FOR PURIFYING NUCLEIC ACID OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL 1693 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 07, 2022
17920155 THERMALLY EXPANDABLE MICROCAPSULES RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Oct 20, 2022
17912920 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ORGANIC SUBSTANCE AND ORGANIC SUBSTANCE PRODUCTION DEVICE AKRAM, IMRAN 1725 §103§112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Sep 20, 2022
17796480 RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLES AMATO, ELIZABETH KATHRYN 1762 §102§103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jul 29, 2022
17790878 METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICLES EFYMOW, JESSE JAMES 1723 §103 Final Rejection 59d overdue Pending Jul 05, 2022
17785178 ADHESIVE AGENT, ADHESIVE TAPE, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE, ONBOARD MEMBER, AND SECURING METHOD DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 1788 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2022
17784217 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR SINTERING, INORGANIC FINE PARTICLE DISPERSED SLURRY COMPOSITION, AND INORGANIC FINE PARTICLE DISPERSED SHEET REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §112 Final Rejection 36d Pending Jun 10, 2022
17608044 RESIN FILM FORMED OF SCAFFOLD MATERIAL FOR CELL CULTURE, CARRIER FOR CELL CULTURE AND CONTAINER FOR CELL CULTURE BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2021
17279321 POLYOLEFIN RESIN FOAM SHEET RIOJA, MELISSA A 1764 §103 Final Rejection 91d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2021
17154360 CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST, CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION ELECTRODE, LAMINATED ASSEMBLY, AND CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION APPARATUS JEBUTU, MOFOLUWASO SIMILOLUWA 1795 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 21, 2021
18709250 DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION REAGENT HAQ, SHAFIQUL §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 10, 2024
18290077 SARS-COV-2 IMMUNOASSAY METHOD AND IMMUNOASSAY KIT, AND MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY OR ANTIBODY FRAGMENT THEREOF BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI 1672 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 09, 2023
18285031 ANTIDRUG ANTIBODY MEASUREMENT METHOD KIM, YOUNG J 1681 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2023
18283330 BLOOD SEPARATION COMPOSITION, BLOOD SAMPLING CONTAINER, AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING LEUKOCYTES SMITH, PETER DANIEL 1634 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 21, 2023
18548614 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CAUSE OF PROLONGED COAGULATION TIME COLE, HOUSTON DAVID 1758 §101§102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 01, 2023
18277424 IMMUNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS METHOD FOR TYPE-I COLLAGEN C-TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M 1758 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Aug 16, 2023
18044487 BLOOD COAGULATION REACTION ANALYSIS METHOD MARINI, MATTHEW G 2853 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 08, 2023
18015231 COMPOSITION CONTAINING TARC, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING STORAGE STABILITY OF TARC MCCOLLUM, ANDREA K 1674 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 09, 2023
17914044 MAGNETICALLY RESPONSIVE PARTICLES, AND IMMUNOASSAY METHOD AND IMMUNOASSAY REAGENT USING SAME CHIN, CHRISTOPHER L 1677 §112DP Final Rejection Pending Sep 23, 2022
17800344 INSPECTION CHIP AND LIQUID INTRODUCTION METHOD LYLE, SOPHIA YUAN 1796 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 17, 2022
17780846 MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT REAGENT FOR ANALYTE USING IMMUNOREACTION FONTAINHAS, AURORA M 1675 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 27, 2022
17776741 METHOD FOR DETECTING OR QUANTIFYING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE GRAY, JESSICA 1682 §103Other Final Rejection 27d Pending May 13, 2022
17598015 MAGNETIC RESPONSIVE PARTICLE AND IMMUNOASSAY METHOD USING SAME, REAGENT FOR IMMUNOASSAY IVICH, FERNANDO NMN 1678 §102§103DP Final Rejection Pending Sep 24, 2021

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